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Series 5: Photographs, 1931-2000

Featuring photographs of Finch in dance costume as a child and dancing for the Ballets Russes Australian tours, the Monte Carlo Russian Ballet, Kirsova Ballet, the Polish-Australian Ballet and the Borovansky Ballet. The series includes photographs relating to Finch's career as an interpreter and photographs of Australian Ballet dancers and productions (especially on the company's 1988 overseas tour). There are also a number of photographs of Peter Finch, some taken on movie sets, together with photographs of Aboriginal people in Arnhem Land during an expedition by Peter Finch and George Heath, ca. 1944.

 

Item 1 Portrait of Tamara Tchinarova Finch in costume for Russian dance performed in charity recitals of Preobrajenska studio, Paris [ca. 1931] [picture].
Item 166 Edna Busse in costume for Swan Lake and Tamara Tchinarova Finch as Zoebeide in Scheherazade, Borovansky Ballet, in dressing room. Australian official photo, [ca. 1946] [picture]
Item 2 Tamara Tchinarova Finch, aged 11 years in costume for charity recitals of Preobrajenska studio, Paris [picture]
Item 165 Stewart, Jean, 1921-. Tamara Tchinarova Finch as Zoebeide with unidentified dancers in Scheherazade, Borovansky Ballet, [ca. 1946] [picture] /
Item 3 Tamara Tchinarova Finch, aged 12 years in costume for charity recitals of Preobrajenska studio, Paris [picture]
Item 4 Publicity portrait (head & shoulders) of Tamara Tchinarova Finch aged 15/16 years, c.1935
Item 5 Tamara Tchinarova Finch as the First Hand in Le beau Danube, Chicago, Ballets Russes [picture]
Item 6 Portrait (full length) of Tamara Tchinarova Finch in The Good-Humoured Ladies, Ballets Russes, c.1935
Date indicated by location of photographic studio.
Item 7 Portrait (head and shoulders) of Tamara Tchinarova Finch as Cossack Girl in La boutique fantasque, Ballets Russes, Chicago, [ca. 1935] [picture] /
Item 8 Tamara Tchinarova Finch as a gypsy in Petrouchka, Ballets Russes, c.1935
Photograph may predate Ballets Russes Australian tours.
Item 9 Portrait (full length) of Tamara Tchinarova Finch as Action in Les Presages, Ballets Russes Australian tours [1], c.1937
Date indicated by location of photographic studio.
Item 10 Portrait (full length) of Tamara Tchinarova Finch as Action in Les Presages, Ballets Russes Australian tours [2], c.1937
Date indicated by location of photographic studio.
Item 11 Portrait (full length) of Tamara Tchinarova Finch as Action in Les Presages, Ballets Russes Australian tours [3], c.1937
Date indicated by location of photographic studio.
Item 12 Portrait (head & torso) of Tamara Tchinarova Finch in Cotillon, The Monte Carlo Russian Ballet, c.1937
Dated on assumption that photograph dates from Australian tour.
Item 13 Helene Kirsova in The Firebird, The Monte Carlo Russian Ballet, c.1937
Dated on assumption that photograph dates from Australian tour.
Item 14 Portrait (head & shoulders) of Tamara Tchinarova Finch as a nursemaid in Petrouchka, Ballets Russes Australian tours, [ca. 1937] [picture] /
Item 15 Raine, W. Hall.. Members of the Monte Carlo Russian Ballet visiting a Maori princess during their tour of New Zealand, 1937 [picture] /
Item 16 Nina Raievska, Leon Woizikovsky and Tamara Tchinarova Finch in Prince Igor, The Monte Carlo Russian Ballet, c.1938
Date indicated by location of photographic studio and implication (verso) that photograph may have been taken after the Australian tour.
Item 17 Tatiana Riabouchinska in the Prelude of Les Sylphides, The Covent Garden Russian Ballet, c.1938
Annotated verso: 'Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo'. However, Riabouchinska toured with Covent Garden Russian Ballet, suggesting a date of 1938/1939, although photograph may predate her Australian tour.
Item 18 Vera Nelidova and Tamara Tchinarova Finch in The good-humoured ladies, The Covent Garden Russian Ballet, [ca. 1938] [picture]
Item 19 Ismailoff, Volkova, Tupine, Tchinarova behind Paul Petroff, Ballet Russe Australia, 1937 [picture]
Item 20 Dupain, Max, 1911-1992.. Artists of The Covent Garden Russian Ballet, including Sono Osato, Paul Petroff, Anna Volkova and Raissa Kouznetsova, rehearsing Choreartium, [ca. 1938] [picture]
Item 21 Breen, Fred.. Portrait (head and shoulders) of Tamara Tchinarova Finch, Sydney, 1941 [picture] /
Item 22 Tamara Tchinarova Finch and Henry Legerton as Satana and Young Faust in Faust, The Kirsova Ballet, c.1941
Item 23 Tamara Tchinarova Finch, Raissa Kousnetzova and Irina Milova in Les Sylphides, The Polish-Australian Ballet, c.1943
Item 24 Portrait (full length) of Tamara Tchinarova Finch in Danse Slav costume, c.1943
Item 25 Tamara Tchinarova Finch and Edna Busse in the dressing room, Borovansky Ballet, c.1945
Item 26 Sharman, Frank.. Portrait (head & torso) of Dorothy Stevenson in Sea legend, Borovansky Ballet, [ca. 1945] [picture] /
Item 27 Tamara Tchinarova Finch and Martin Rubinstein posing outdoors, c.1945
Item 28 Portrait (full length) of Tamara Tchinarova Finch as the Street Dancer in Le Beau Danube, Borovansky Ballet, c.1945
Item 29 Portrait (head & shoulders) of Tamara Tchinarova Finch in Capriccio Italien, Borovansky Ballet, c.1946
Item 30 Portrait (full length) of Tamara Tchinarova Finch in Capriccio Italien, Borovansky Ballet, c.1946
Item 31 Portrait of Tamara Tchinarova Finch and Martin Rubinstein as Zoebeide and the Golden Slave in Scheherazade, Borovansky Ballet, [ca. 1946] [picture]
Item 32 Tamara Tchinarova Finch as Zoebeide in Scheherazade, Borovansky Ballet, c.1946
Item 33 Edna Busse in Coppelia, Borovansky Ballet, [ca. 1946] [picture]
Item 34 Shmith, Athol, 1914-1990.. Performance of Ivor Novello's musical-operetta The dancing years, final scene, Sydney, 1947 [picture] /
Item 35 William Constable working on the set design for Terra Australis, 1947
Item 36 Edna Busse and Serge Bousloff in Swan Lake (Act Two), Borovansky Ballet, c.1947
Item 37 Tamara Tchinarova Finch and Peter Finch with their baby daughter Anita, London, 1951
Item 38 Tamara Tchinarova Finch and Peter Finch in Cornwall, 1952
Item 39 Tamara Tchinarova Finch and Peter Finch in their London apartment, [ca. 1953] [picture] /
Item 40 Tamara Tchinarova Finch interpreting, c.1960
Item 41 Tamara Tchinarova Finch with Keith Lester, c.1975
Item 42 Tamara Tchinarova Finch interpreting for Galina Ulanova with Dame Ninette de Valois and Michael Broderick, Festival Hall, 1986
Item 43 Bachman, Bill.. Maina Gielgud demonstrating during rehearsal of Giselle with Sian Stokes, The Australian Ballet, 1986 [picture] /
Item 44 McFarlane, Jim, 1955-. Glen Tetley rehearsing Orpheus with Paul de Masson and David Ashmole, The Australian Ballet, 1987 [picture] /
Item 45 The Australian Ballet production of Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1988
Item 46 Wallis, Richard.. David Ashmole and Christine Walsh in Suite en blanc, The Australian Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, [1988] [picture] /
Item 47 Paul de Masson and Lisa Pavane in Suite en blanc, The Australian Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1988
Item 48 Parker, David, 1947-. Lisa Pavane and David Ashmole in Etudes, The Australian Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, [1988] [picture] /
Item 49 Gaica, Branco, 1950-. Christine Walsh and David Ashmole in Webern opus 5, The Australian Ballet, [ca. 1988] [picture] /
Item 50 Fiona Tonkin and Paul de Masson in Giselle, The Australian Ballet, c.1988
Item 51 Steven Heathcote and Christine Walsh in costume as Romeo and Juliet, with Noel Smith and artists of The Australian Ballet, after the first night of Romeo and Juliet at the Kirov Theatre, Leningrad, 1988
Item 52 Greg Horsman and Lisa Pavane rehearsing Romeo and Juliet during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 53 David Ashmole and Anna de Cardi in costume as Romeo and Juliet after a performance during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 54 Two artists of The Australian Ballet in costume as jesters from Romeo and Juliet during the 1988 tour, 1988
Item 55 Artists of The Australian Ballet after a performance of Romeo and Juliet during the 1988 tour, 1988
Item 56 Artists of The Australian Ballet with Noel Smith after a performance of Romeo and Juliet during the 1988 tour, 1988
Item 57 Steven Heathcote and artists of The Australian Ballet in Romeo and Juliet during the 1988 tour, 1988
Item 58 Unidentified artist of The Australian Ballet in costume as a jester from Romeo and Juliet during the 1988 tour, 1988
Item 59 Artists and staff of The Australian Ballet on stage set for Romeo and Juliet during the 1988 tour, 1988
Item 60 Edna Edgley and Steven Heathcote in costume for the Australian Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet, with Maina Gielgud during the 1988 tour, 1988
Item 61 Curtain call for The Australian Ballet production of Graduation Ball during the 1988 tour, 1988
Item 62 Finch, Tamara, 1919-. Fiona Tonkin, Colin Peasley and artists of The Australian Ballet on stage in costume for Graduation ball on the night of the final performance at the Odessa Opera House, [1988] [picture] /
Item 63 Fiona Tonkin, Colin Peasley and artists in costume for the Australian Ballet production of Graduation Ball at the Odessa Opera House, 1988
Item 64 Artists of The Australian Ballet on stage in costume for Graduation Ball during the 1988 tour [1] (see also 177), 1988
Item 65 Fiona Tonkin and artists of The Australian Ballet in costume for Graduation Ball during the 1988 tour, 1988
Item 66 Curtain call for the Australian Ballet performance of Graduation Ball during the 1988 tour, 1988
Item 67 Artists and staff of The Australian Ballet in the Soviet Union waiting for transport during the 1988 tour, 1988
Item 68 Unidentified beach in the Soviet Union during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 69 Tamara Tchinarova Finch and colleague in the gardens of the Summer Palace, Leningrad, 1988
Item 70 The gardens of the Summer Palace, Leningrad, during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour [1], 1988
Item 71 The gardens of the Summer Palace, Leningrad, during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour [2], 1988
Item 72 The gardens of the Summer Palace, Leningrad, during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour [3], 1988
Item 73 The Museum of the Vaganova Academy, Leningrad, displaying photograph of Olga Preobajenska, 1988
Item 74 Christine Walsh and Steven Heathcote at the Museum of the Vaganova Academy, Leningrad, 1988
Item 75 The Museum of the Vaganova Academy, Leningrad, during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour [1], 1988
Item 76 The Museum of the Vaganova Academy, Leningrad, during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour [2], 1988
Item 77 Garry Norman and Tamara Tchinarova Finch at the Museum of the Vaganova Academy, Leningrad, 1988
Item 78 Tamara Tchinarova Finch and Mary Duchesne in the Museum of the Vaganova Academy, Leningrad, 1988
Item 79 Unidentified woman in front of Ballet Russe posters at the Vaganova Academy, Leningrad, 1988
Item 80 Ballet Russe posters at the Vaganova Academy, Leningrad, 1988
Item 81 Christine Walsh and unidentified woman in front of the mirror outside the dressing rooms in the Kirov Theatre, Leningrad, 1988
Item 82 Lisa Pavane and Greg Horsman in the Vaganova Academy Studio, Leningrad, 1988
Item 83 The Vaganova Academy Studio, Leningrad, during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 84 Colin Peasley in the Vaganova Academy Studio, Leningrad, 1988
Item 85 Stage electricians in the Kirov Theatre, Leningrad, 1988
Item 86 William Akers on the stage of the Kirov Theatre, Leningrad, 1988
Item 87 Maina Gielgud, Colin Peasley and unidentified man on the stage of the Kirov Theatre, Leningrad, 1988
Item 88 Tamara Tchinarova Finch and unidentified dancer on the stage of the Kirov Theatre, Leningrad, 1988
Item 89 Tamara Tchinarova Finch, William Akers, and colleagues on the stage of the Kirov Theatre, Leningrad, 1988
Item 90 Sir Robert and Lady Southey on the stage of the Kirov Theatre, Leningrad, 1988
Item 91 Artists of The Australian Ballet on the steps of the Ukraina Hotel, Moscow, 1988
Item 92 Elizabeth Toohey and David McAllister outside the Ukraina Hotel, Moscow, 1988
Item 93 Maina Gielgud on stage set of Romeo and Juliet during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 94 David McAllister, William Akers, unidentified artist, Maina Gielgud and Steven Heathcote during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 95 William Akers and Ian McRae during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 96 Tamara Tchinarova Finch with a Russian signals operator during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 97 Unidentified artist in costume room during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 98 Garry Norman and Mary Duchesne during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 99 Picnic in Odessa Park to celebrate the birthday of Tamara Tchinarova Finch during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 100 Tamara Tchinarova Finch, William Akers and colleagues during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 101 Greg Horsman and colleagues during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 102 William Akers and friends during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 103 Unidentified buildings in the Soviet Union during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 104 Staircase of a theatre in The Soviet Union during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 105 Museum in The Soviet Union during the Australian Ballet tour, 1988
Item 106 Street scene with unidentified plaque on a house in the Soviet Union during the Australian Ballet tour, 1988
Item 107 Fiona Tonkin and Russian artist in a studio during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 108 Three unidentified people in a studio during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 109 Christine Walsh, David Ashmole and artist in a studio during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 110 Maina Gielgud and artist in a studio during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 111 A class during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour [1], 1988
Item 112 A class during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour [2], 1988
Item 113 A class during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour [3], 1988
Item 114 Tamara Tchinarova Finch and Elizabeth Toohey with Sir Robert Southey and inidentified woman during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 115 Christine Walsh and colleagues relaxing during Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 116 Miranda Coney and colleagues during Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 117 Mary Duchesne, William Akers and unidentified man during Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 118 Maina Gielgud and Paul de Masson during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour [1], 1988
Item 119 Maina Gielgud and Paul de Masson during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour [2], 1988
Item 120 Tamara Tchinarova Finch on the steps of a theatre during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 121 David Ashmole and Lisa Pavane rehearsing Suite en Blanc during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour [1], 1988
Item 122 David Ashmole and Lisa Pavane rehearsing Suite en Blanc during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour [2], 1988
Item 123 Artists of The Australian Ballet rehearsing Suite en Blanc during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 124 Artists of The Australian Ballet rehearsing Suite en Blanc with Colin Peasley during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 125 Two artists of The Australian Ballet in costume for Suite en Blanc on the steps of a theatre during the 1988 tour, 1988
Item 126 Christine Walsh and David Ashmole with Pamela May on the opening night of Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1988
Item 127 David McAllister and Elizabeth Toohey with Dame Ninette de Valois on the opening night of Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1988
Item 128 Artists of The Australian Ballet with Noel Smith and Dame Ninette de Valois on the opening night of Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1988
Item 129 David McAllister and Elizabeth Toohey in costume as the Blue Birds and Sian Stokes as Carabosse, with Ulrike Lytton (injured) and Dame Ninette de Valois on the opening night of Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1988
Item 130 Two artists of The Australian Ballet in costumes for Sleeping Beauty, posing outdoors during The Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 131 22 photographs of the Royal Ballet taken by a Kirov photographer, 1988
Item 132 Tamara Tchinarova Finch interpreting for Princess Margaret at a gala in aid of Armenian earthquake victims, 1989
Item 133 Tamara Tchinarova Finch interpreting at a gala in aid of Armenian earthquake victims, with Lord Sainsbury and Jeremy Isaacs, 1989
Item 134 Irek Mukhamedov and Boris Akimov with Tamara Tchinarova Finch at her home in London, c.1990
Item 135 Dame Alicia Markova giving the Nijinska Centenary lecture at Covent Garden, with John Drummond and Tamara Tchinarova Finch, 1991
Item 136 Portrait (head & shoulders) of Tamara Tchinarova Finch, 1995
Item 137 Tamara Tchinarova Finch interpreting for Trevor Nunn and Elena Prokina at Covent Garden, 1995
Item 138 Tom Merrifield bronze sculpture of Tamara Tchinarova Finch in Scheherazade, 1999
Item 139 Tamara Tchinarova Finch and Irina Baronova at a Ballets Russes Reunion, New Orleans, 2000
Item 140 Irina Baronova and Tatiana Riabouchinska during the making of a documentary film at a Ballets Russes reunion, Los Angeles, 2000
Item 141 Tamara Tchinarova Finch and Irina Baronova during the making of a documentary film at a Ballets Russes reunion, Los Angeles, 2000
Item 142 Australian Aboriginal people in Arnhem Land during expedition by Peter Finch and George Heath [1], c.1944
Item 143 Australian Aboriginal people in Arnhem Land during expedition by Peter Finch and George Heath [2], c.1944
Item 144 Australian Aboriginal people in Arnhem Land during expedition by Peter Finch and George Heath [3], c.1944
Item 145 (a) Australian Aboriginal people in Arnhem Land during expedition by Peter Finch and George Heath [4a], c.1944
Item 145 (b) Australian Aboriginal people in Arnhem Land during expedition by Peter Finch and George Heath [4b], c.1944
Item 146 Peter Finch with Ralph Truman and another actor in a scene from the movie Eureka stockade, 1947 [picture]
Item 147 Peter Finch with Al Thomas and five Australian Aboriginal men on the set of Eureka Stockade, Singleton, 1947 [picture]
Item 148 Peter Finch with Tamara Tchinarova Finch during the filming of Eureka Stockade, Singleton, 1947
Item 149 Portrait (head & shoulders) of Peter Finch, c.1950
Item 150 Vickers, John, 1916-. Portrait (head & shoulders) of Peter Finch, 1951 [picture] /
Item 151 Portrait (head & torso) of Peter Finch, 1951 [picture]
Item 152 Portrait (head & shoulders) of Peter Finch, c.1951
Item 153 Peter Finch as the Sheriff of Nottingham in The story of Robin Hood and his merrie men, [1952] [picture]
Item 154 Trigg, Charles.. Peter Finch with other cast members in a scene from the movie The story of Robin Hood and his merrie men, [1952] [picture] /
Item 155 Trigg, Charles.. Peter Finch and Richard Todd in a scene from the movie The story of Robin Hood and his merrie men, [1952] [picture] /
Item 156 Peter Finch talking to Max Berman on the set of The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men, 1952
Item 157 Peter Finch, Michael Hordern and Charles Morgan in a scene from the movie Train of events, [1949] [picture]
Item 158 Portrait (full length) of Peter Finch as Richard D'Oyly Carte in Mr Gilbert and Mr Sullivan, [1953] [picture] /
Item 159 Studio portrait of Tamara Tchinarova Finch in costume for Choreartium, Ballets Russes, c.1935
Annotated verso: 'Choreartium 1935/6 (should not have had red nail polish on)'.
Item 160 Green, Henry Lionel.. Tamara Tchinarova Finch, Vera Nelidova, Galina Razoumova and Tamara Grogorieva in The good humoured ladies, Ballets Russes, [193-?] [picture].
Item 161 Serge Grigoriev, Michel Fokine and Fokine's wife Vera during the Covent Garden Russian Ballet tour [1938 or 1939] [picture].
Item 162 Serge Bousloff and Tamara Tchinarova Finch in Le carnaval, Borovansky Ballet [ca. 1945] [picture].
Item 163 Curtain call for Borovansky Ballet production of Le Beau Danube, [ca. 1945] [picture].
Item 164 Tamara Tchinarova Finch and Serge Bousloff with artists of the Borovansky Ballet in Le Beau Danube, [ca.1945] [picture].
Item 167 Tamara Tchinarova Finch, in costume for the mazurka, with Xenia Borovansky before a Borovansky Ballet production of Coppelia [ca. 1946] [picture].
Item 168 Portrait (head and shoulders) of William (Bill) Akers, c.1975
Item 169 Tamara Tchinarova Finch with Alicia Markova and Galina Ulanova, after interpreting a lecture by Ulanova, 1986
Item 170 Anthony Dowell and Tamara Tchinarova Finch (as interpreter) on stage at the Kirov Theatre Leningrad after the final performance of the Royal Ballet tour of the Soviet Union, 1987
Annotated verso with detail by Tchinarova Finch.
Item 171 Tamara Tchinarova Finch acting as interpreter for Yuri Gregorovich on stage at Covent Garden, London, c.1988
Item 172 Tamara Tchinarova Finch, William Akers and colleagues in the gardens of the Summer Palace, Leningrad, during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Item 173 Maina Gielgud during the Australian Ballet 1988 tour, 1988
Annotated verso with detail by Tchinarova Finch.
Item 174 Tamara Tchinarova Finch with colleagues and artists of the Australian Ballet at the Odessa Opera House during the 1988 tour, 1988
Item 175 Artists of the Australian Ballet on stage in costume for Graduation Ball, with Tamara Tchinarova Finch, on the last night at the Odessa Opera House during the 1988 tour, 1988
Item 176 Artists of The Australian Ballet on stage in costume for Graduation ball on the night of the final performance at the Odessa Opera House, 1988 [2] [picture].
Item 177 Artists of The Australian Ballet on stage in costume for Graduation Ball during the 1988 tour [2] (see also Item 64), 1988
Item 178 William (Bill) Constable with his last painting, c.1989
Item 179 Lisa Pavane and Greg Horsman in Maina Gielgud's production of Sleeping Beauty, The Australian Ballet, 1990
Christmas card from the Australian Ballet.
Item 180 Tamara Tchinarova Finch, Irina Baronova and Igor Belsky at the Vaganova Academy, St Petersburg, 1992
Item 181 Tamara Tchinarova Finch, Irina Baronova and Marina Vivien (curator of the Vaganova Museum) at the Vaganova Academy, St Petersbury [1], 1993
Item 182 Tamara Tchinarova Finch, Irina Baronova and Marina Vivien (curator of the Vaganova Museum) at the Vaganova Academy, St Petersburg [2], 1993
Item 183 Tamara Tchinarova Finch with Ludmila Semenyaka, Prima Ballerina Kirov Ballet, 1993
Item 184 Tamara Tchinarova Finch during a lecture tour in St Petersburg, 1993
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